diff --git a/__tests__/types.js b/__tests__/types.js
index 3a50a20..120c71f 100644
--- a/__tests__/types.js
+++ b/__tests__/types.js
@@ -62,4 +62,4 @@ test('a null value', async () => {
   const result = await streamToString(render`__1__${promise1}__2__${promise2}__3__`)
   assert.strictEqual(result, '__1____2____3__')
   expect(result).toMatchSnapshot()
-})
\ No newline at end of file
+})
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index d50a840..874a3d9 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -29,13 +29,18 @@ function render (template, ...values) {
       }
     }
 
-    Promise.resolve(value).then((result) => {
-      if (!result) return
-      if (typeof result === 'string') return stream.write(result)
-      if (result.readableObjectMode) throw new Error('Readable object streams are not supported.')
-      if (result.readable) return pipe(result)
-      throw new Error(`Value passed did not return a string or a stream: <${typeof result}>${JSON.stringify(result)}`)
-    }).catch(onError).finally(next)
+    Promise.resolve(value)
+      .then(onPromiseResolve)
+      .catch(onError)
+      .finally(next)
+  }
+
+  function onPromiseResolve (result) {
+    if (!result) return
+    if (typeof result === 'string') return stream.write(result)
+    if (result.readableObjectMode) throw new Error('Readable object streams are not supported.')
+    if (result.readable) return pipe(result)
+    throw new Error(`Value passed did not return a string or a stream: <${typeof result}>${JSON.stringify(result)}`)
   }
 
   function pipe (readable) {